Adjustable golf-ball-tee device.



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' HOWARD DAVID, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ADJUSTABLE GOLF-BALL-TEE DEVICE.

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Application filed May 11. 1917.

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a citizen of the United States. residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of lhilzulelphia and State. of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Goll llall-Tee Device-s. of which the following is a speci fication.

My invention has relation to the provision of an adjustable golf-tee adapted to be uedgingly positioned to toe at diiierent elevations to meet. the different: fancied ideas of the irulividual players.

A further feature of my invention is the provision of an adjustable golf ball-tee adapted to be fitted to a receiver or cup fitting the green and to become a permanent fixture of the ground and after each drive of the ball from the tee the latter falls into the trough provided in the block therefor to house the same after having been Wedgingly supported in different tions manually for teeing.

y invention stated in general terms, consists of an adjustable golf ball tee 'pivotally connected so that after a blow delivered against the ball in driving the same from the tee, it will fall into a trough and there be protected for subsequent use, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

The nature and scope of my present invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accon'ipanying drawings forming part hereof, in which Figure 1, is a perspective view of the adjustable golf ball tee device, embodying" essential main features-of my said invention.

Fig. 2, is a top or plan view thereof; and

Fig. 3, is a view partly in vertical longitudinal section through the device. showing the slotted tee pivoted to the block and the preferred form of trough to receive the tee after teeing or driving the ball therefrom.

Referring to the drawings a, is the block. preferably circular in form, and made of rubber, fiber, wood, metal or other suitable substance orcomposition material. This block may be mounted in a suitable recepta le or cup made of metal or other preferred material fitted in the ground so as to become a permanent fixture of the same.

Specification of Letters Patent.

fancied elevallatcntcd Feb. 5, till it. Serial No. 167,877.

In the. body of the. block a, is provided a trough a, of substantially egg-shape arranged longitiulinally of the block a. as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 2. In the contracted portion a", of the trough a. is mounted a vertically slotted plug. 7 called the tee. the upper end of which is concured at 71, to receive and support the golfball n. In the slotted portion' 7), of the plug 7), is inserted a cross-piece 7)", fitting" the block a, as shown in Fig. 3 to permit without displacing manually the plug or tee I), of the ready elevation of the same above the top of the block Into variable diii'erent heights, for mounting a golf ball thereon, to deliver a blow to the ball for driving the same therefrom. The preferred arrangement of the trough a is clearly illustrated in File". 2, so that When the plug or tee 71. is positioned above the block to whatever height desired to meet the fancied 'deas of the individual player, that is. either high or low and wedgingly held in the position given, the teeing can thus be effected.

After teeing, the plug will fall into the trough (1, below the surface of the block a. longitudinally thereof, so as to permit of another readily using the same -for the above defined purpose.

it will he observed that such a device as above fully explained becoming, as it will, a permanent fixture of the ground, removes all necessity of forming little mounds of wet sand to become tees, as well as avoiding the hands being soiled and eliminating the labor of making such character tees, as the foregoing device provides an ever-ready means on the green for the said use.

Having thus described the nature and ob jects of my invention, what 1' claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An adjustable golf ball tee. comprisinga block having an oblong irregular-shaped trough and arvertically slotted plug or tee pivotally mounted in said trough and adaptcd to be Wedgingly supported in variable different vertical positions from said block, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. An adjustable golf-ball tee. comprising a block having a longitudinally arranged substantially egg-shaped trough and plug or tee mounted in and a cross-pin extending slotted portion of said plug a vertically slotted said trough through the or tee and having a concaved upper-end to receive and support the ball and said plug or tee adapted to be wedgingly supported in variable difi'erent vertical positions from said block, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set scribing witnesses.

HOWARD L. DAVID.

Witnesses:

J. WALTER DOUGLASS, -MARIAN GRQOM. 

